Air Traffic Manager

CI² Aviation•Concord, NC

About The Position

The Air Traffic Manager directs the operation of the facility and supervises a small to moderate number of employees. The manager is responsible for work quality and timeliness, staffing, training and development, employee evaluations, complaints and discipline, facility records and supplies, equipment operation, and employee working conditions. The role ensures compliance with CI² Aviation, Inc., RVA, and FAA directives and participates in accident and incident investigations. The manager plans and assigns work, establishes priorities and schedules, resolves operational and personnel issues, and makes recommendations concerning appointments, promotions, reassignments, and selections. The role also advises higher-level officials, develops internal directives and operating procedures, coordinates work-related changes with FAA facilities and civil organizations, and ensures the Area Manager reviews new Letters of Agreement before they are initiated. The position includes evaluating services, traffic flows, staffing, and facility effectiveness; planning for operational and resource needs; developing procedures for local requirements; and seeking operating efficiencies without impairing service. The manager maintains contact with aviation users and community organizations, holds regular open meetings, and supports fair and equitable treatment of employees and equal employment opportunity. The manager is subject to CI² Aviation, Inc./FAA policy and guidance and supervision from higher authority; day-to-day operating decisions are generally made without referring to supervisors.

Requirements

CTO Certificate.
Current Class II Medical Certificate.
Minimum of two years of air traffic control tower supervisor experience or five years of air traffic control experience.
Sufficient computer skills for basic computer data entry and record keeping.
Subject to DOT/FAA drug testing, including pre-employment, random, periodic, probable-cause, and post-accident testing.

Responsibilities

Supervise subordinates and ensure timely, satisfactory work; review and accept, amend, or reject their work products.
Recommend appointments, promotions, reassignments, and selections for nonsupervisory positions; interview candidates for air traffic control positions.
Hear and resolve employee complaints, recommend or take disciplinary action as appropriate, and ensure fair and policy-consistent treatment.
Identify employee development, proficiency, and training needs; arrange training and advise employees on work and administrative matters.
Plan and assign subordinate work, set priorities and schedules, and resolve work problems and differing views.
Direct facility operations and advise higher-level officials on facility-related problems and potential impacts on broader programs.
Collaborate with FAA facilities and civil organizations on work-related changes, and ensure the Area Manager reviews new Letters of Agreement before initiation.
Develop and implement internal facility directives and operating procedures, including specialized procedures for local requirements, noise abatement, Letters of Agreement, and Safety Risk Management.
Evaluate facility services, traffic flows, management effectiveness, and service quality through observation, monitoring, and regular contact with users.
Plan for radio and communications needs, positions of operation, personnel, defense readiness, procedures, and watch schedules; manage staffing requirements as directed by corporate management.
Develop fair and equitable compromises among military, air carrier, and general aviation users, and ensure procedures do not discriminate among them.
Recommend resource and equipment changes to meet service demands and pursue cost reductions without impairing operations.
Maintain contact with aviation representatives, civic and community organizations, and individuals to assess service adequacy, discuss needs and concerns, explain regulations and services, and improve understanding of the system.
Conduct regular open meetings to discuss programs and problems and receive feedback about services.
Maintain facility records, adequate supplies, satisfactory equipment operation, and adequate employee working conditions.
Ensure compliance with CI² Aviation, Inc., RVA, and FAA technical and administrative directives.
Participate in accident and incident investigations and ensure incidents and irregularities are properly reported.
Prepare evaluations, recommendations regarding performance ratings and awards, and letters of commendation.
Support equal employment opportunity, help identify and resolve EEO problems, and cooperate with officials handling discrimination complaints.
Perform other duties as assigned.